Software Engineer, Payments

Airbnb

Software Engineer on the Payins team building and owning features for Airbnb's payment systems. Collaborating with cross-functional partners and delivering high-quality, impactful launches.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $162,000 - $186,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JavaPythonRubyRuby on RailsScala

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Contribute to cross-team initiatives that drive measurable impact on conversion and payment economics
Working with cross-functional partners on Product and Design to triage, scope, and evaluate feasibility of proposed features and functionality
Contribute to quality initiatives that reduce defect rates, improve incident detection, and strengthen response processes
Being a collaborative teammate that can help elevate the rest of the engineering organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

3-5+ years of software development experience.
Proficient in at least one major programming language (preferably Java/Scala/Ruby on Rails/Python).
Passion for delivering products end-to-end: from ideation through planning and scoping to implementation and experimental A/B testing.
Experience with or strong exposure to architectural patterns for high-scale, distributed web applications.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a keen attention to detail.
Comfortable making data-driven decisions and clearly articulating technical tradeoffs.
BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent work experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

This role may also be eligible for bonus, equity, benefits, and Employee Travel Credits.

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaScalaRuby on RailsPythonsoftware developmentarchitectural patternshigh-scale applicationsA/B testingincident detectiondefect reduction

Soft Skills

communicationinterpersonal skillsattention to detailcollaborationdata-driven decision makingtechnical tradeoffsteamworkproblem-solvinginitiativeadaptability

Certifications

BS in Computer ScienceMS in Computer SciencePhD in Computer Scienceequivalent work experience